cults - are you unwittingly a member of one?

Cults exist. And usually when you are inside one, it is hard to realise that you are indeed involved with a cult. The word cult has negative connotations. From mass suicides to complete brainwashing to wiping out your savings and assets, one is vulnerable . Are we so gullible as to allow any establishment or following to rule our lives, quite quite completely ? No cult calls itself a cult. it remains for us to recognise it as one. Very often a cult revolves around a strong personality . Please give us your thoughts and views on cults and cultism. And any personal experience you might want to share with us. thanks.